Automobile seal-holder.



Patented Aug. 6, 19m

- WITNESSES ATTORNEYS T0 all whom it ma concemifl srUAR'T'BAees iBLaIR.or'martouriarnxas. a

namgces.

Be it known that 1,. S'rU ARr BI 13mm; a

Holders, of which the following is a specification 7 Myv invention relates to improvements in adjustable holders, adapted ore fpj'art ioumlaifly for. holding the registry [seals carried 1 ranged .insuch a manner that when it 'is ljby .automobil'es and it, consistsf the cona 'struction and r'rangement herein described {iandfclaimedg .An Gaga-er malaria to P vid an adjustable" spring pimp or'holderi; ar-

. Q} clamped onto fa part ofithe automobile; as

LhOId g Qth in pla e]. i

which:

seal showing howthe inventionis employed Y Q g j place;v The primarypurpose offlthegloop- 9 ,ingeachffolamp.8 'isctomake the clips 10fre- V "silient, but the loop equally as? well .ib employee .1 ra e the c p ib ai l erfii thefinger as previously'described. The free ends of the jaws 3 and tare rounded outwardly as shown in Fig. 2 to facilitate the introduction of the tubes5 between the jaws." The tension of the clip 10 may be increased to Support the li' 'Tj i Y e 2 is a p ns r ewjof the l n,

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the holder,

, aIFigf a isacrosss tim thez ine Fig. 5 is a cross section; on the hue 5' 5 of Fig. 2.

In carrying out my inventionT provide a metallic bar '1 Which-is bent at right angles at the extremities at 2; each of the right angularly bent portions 2. terminates in a which the movablejaws 4 are a part,. are] pivoted. 'Each spring clamp 8 has a loop 9 into which a finger may be inserted to pull the cliplO away from a pin 11 on a sliding sleeve 12 so that the registry seal 13 maybe inserted. V I v p V The sliding sleeve 12 is mounted on the bar 1- and held in place by bending the rear ends over as shown in Fig. 4. A slot 14 in the clip 10 of the spring clamp 8 receives the pin 11 and the length of the slot 14" limits 7 :QJOther objects andfadvantagesiwill H infthe following specification, reference fbeing had to theQacCOmpanying drawing in the adj ustment of the; sliding sleeve 12 along "the'bar' 1. It is necessary to adjust the slide ing sleeve 12jto accommodate.various sizes of the seals 18'. The seal13 has suitably punched holes which are set over the fpins 11 A double ffunction is performed l'spring'fclamp 8pm each side. Tteaam e of the spr ng clamp is suchthat when theholder 1 1s; free a from jthetubes 5, theimovablefjavv upon pulling the clips 10 out in the manner. fjust explained.

will be pressed: against, thefadj aCent'station M V '1' the..ispring;clamp 8 isrockedon thegfpivot for. instance the radiator tube, falol iamp ng 1 action j s also had 1 on the, registry .seal, th us 7' so" that the spring clip 10 moves down -closelyupon theslidingsleeve 12. The rem ngaamn can now be read ly under stood since when it. is desi'recllto nsert" a 1 "seal. 13*into position; the clip 10 is simply lfliftedfso that the seal'niay. beslipped'in place'over.thepinllron each side; I T'Theresfilien't nature of the clamp 'Scauses fit to tightly bind on'ythe seal to'fholdfit'in by simply pressing down upon the loop '9 whereupon the clip 10 will bear more tightly on the registry sealand against the adjacent sliding. sleeve 12. 1

Located in the middle of the bar 1 is an arm 15 which has spring jaws 16 on the-free end for engaging another of the radiator tubes 5. This arm 15 provides a central brace for the bar 1 and prevents any undue vibration of the bar which might otherwise occur. There is one outstandingfeature of importance in this invention which should be emphasized. There are no screws or nuts that hold the various parts together, to work 1 loose by vibration of the automobile to which ;the.device is attached. By reason of the Y omissionof screws and nuts, the seal holder. i does not constantly. require attention as is always the case where such-devices are employed to fasten the parts together. V

While the construction and arrangement of the holder as described and illustrated, is that of a generally preferred form, obviously modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit oiv the invention or the scope of the claims.

l. A registry seal holder including a bar, means carried by the bar for supporting a seal, and means carried by the bar for simultaneously clamping the bar to a support and the seal to said supporting means on thehar.

2. A registry seal holder including a bar having the ends formed into stationary jaws, means adjustaby mounted on the bar for receiving a registry seal, a spring clamp pivoted adjacent to each stationary jaw and having a movable aw cooperating with the stationary jaw, a clip included in each spring clamp cooperating with said adjustable seal holding means to exert a tension on said seal to hold it in place, said clip binding upon the seal when the cooperating jaws are thrust upon a support, and means including a loop formed in the spring clamp for increasing the tension of said clip. I

3. In a seal holder, a bar, means including a sliding sleeve adjustably mounted on the bar, means including a pin carried by the sleeve for receiving a seal, and means mounted on the bar including a clip having a slot arranged to fit over the pin and engage the seal to hold it in place, the range of adjustment of the sliding sleeve being limited by the length of said slot.

4:. In a seal holder, a bar having a right Copies of this patent may be 'obtainedior angled portion terminating in a fixed jaw, means carried by the bar for supporting a seal, and a resilient clamp pivoted on the bar with a movable jaw normally pressing on the fixed jaw with a clip in normal disengagement with said seal holding means, said clip being urged under tension to bind on the seal and seal holding means on forcing the movable jaw from the stationary jaw in introducing said jaws to a support.

.5. In a registry seal holder, a bar having the extremities bent at right angles thereto and terminating in fixed jaws having rounded ends, ears formed at the bases of the jaws, seal holding meansfcarried by the'bar including sliding sleeves with portions bent over the bar, a pin carried by each of the sleeves, and a spring clamp pivoted between 7 each of the pair of ears, each clamp including a cooperating jaw having a rounded portion, a clip having a slot arranged to fit over the pin'on the sliding sleeve, and a loop formed in the clamp providing a finger'hold and means for increasing the tension of said clips. I

6. I11 a registry seal holder, a bar, fixed jaws formed onthe ends of the bar, movable members forming cooperating jaws, said jaws being adapted to fit over the adjacent tubes of a radiator, means on the bar coacting with portions of the movable aws for receiving and holding a registry seal,

and an armhaving' a j aw on the end, fixed onthe bar and providing a central sup STUART BAGGS BLAIR.

Witnesses:

F. M. CORRINGTON,

R. P. CORRINGTON.

five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of'latents, Washington, I). 0." v i port. 

